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Table 7 Correlation coefficients between fatty acid composition and standardized ileal digestibility (SID) of fat in different oil sources

From: Effects of dietary oil sources and fat extraction methods on apparent and standardized ileal digestibility of fat and fatty acids in growing pigs

Item

C16:0

C18:0

C18:1n9c

C18:2n6c

MCFA

LSFA

LUFA

SFA

MUFA

PUFA

UFA

U/S

SID of EE

− 0.88**

 − 0.50

− 0.14

0.26

− 0.04

− 0.86**

0.44

− 0.44

0.03

0.44

0.44

0.70*

SID of AEE

− 0.82**

− 0.60

− 0.09

0.27

− 0.12

− 0.86**

0.50

− 0.50

0.06

0.49

0.50

0.72*

  1. EE Ether extract, AEE Acid-hydrolyzed ether extract, MCFA Medium-chain fatty acids (6−12 carbons), LSFA Long-chain saturated fatty acids (13−21 carbons), LUFA Long-chain unsaturated fatty acids (13−21 carbons), SFA Saturated fatty acids, MUFA Monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acids, UFA Unsaturated fatty acids, U/S The ratio of unsaturated to saturated fatty acids
  2. * Means P < 0.05
  3. ** Means P < 0.01